Randy Couture to Star in ‘MMA Rescue’ Series on Spike TV

In addition to serving as one of four coaches on Bellator’s
upcoming reality show, the UFC Hall of Famer has also been cast as
the central character in another Spike TV reality program called
“MMA Rescue.”

Ostensibly modeled after Spike’s “Bar Rescue” and “Tattoo Rescue,”
the series will feature Couture traveling to fledgling gyms around
the country to provide the proprietors with advice on how to make
their businesses thrive. Spike will pilot the show with three
one-hour episodes with the opportunity to do more. Kinetic Content
will produce the show, and Couture and his manager, Sam Spira, have
signed on as executive producers alongside Kinetic founder Chris
Coelen.

The owner of
Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas, Couture is a UFC Hall of Famer and
five-time world champion. “The Natural” began his MMA career in
1997 and captured the UFC heavyweight crown twice before cutting to
205 pounds, where he would win two more championships before
temporarily retiring in 2006. The 49-year-old came out of
retirement in 2007 for one more shot at the heavyweight strap,
thoroughly outpointing Tim Sylvia to
win his record fifth championship at UFC 68. Couture saw his hall
of fame career come to a close in 2011, when he was knocked out by
Lyoto
Machida at UFC 129.

In addition to his fighting career, Couture has also performed as a
fight commentator and an actor for several years, appearing
alongside Sylvester Stallone in “The Expendables” and its sequel,
as well as acting opposite Bruce Willis and Ryan Phillippe in
“Setup.”